League Information
Spring Season
The Spring baseball season traditionally begins with tryouts in February. Teams form and practices start near the end of February, with games beginning around April 1. The end of season tournaments typically take place in late May or early June. The Spring Season includes:
Modified Coach Pitch (MCP) for ages 5 - 6
Rookie League (coach pitch) for ages 6 - 8
Minor League for ages 9 - 10
Major League for ages 11 - 12
(Ages as of April 30)
Practice times will be 5:00pm (6:30-7:00pm cages), 6:30pm (6:00-6:30pm cages), and 8:00pm (7:30-8:00pm cages) on weekdays. Practices on Saturdays will start at 8:00am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.
All games will be played at West Raleigh Exchange Club Park at 5:30pm and 7:30pm on weekdays. Games on Saturdays will start at 9:30am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.
All Star Season
Highly skilled 8-12 year old players are selected from each league to represent West Raleigh in tournaments throughout the Summer (June - August). West Raleigh Baseball All Star teams frequently reach Regional and National competitions, having won 9 National Championships and 1 World Championship.
Fall Season
The Fall baseball season begins with tryouts in August. Teams form and practices start near the middle-late of August with games beginning in September. The end of season Tournaments typically take place in late October or early November. The Fall season includes:
Modified Coach Pitch (MCP) for ages 4-5
Rookie League (coach pitch) for ages 5-7
Minor League for ages 8-9
Major League for ages 10-11
(Ages as of April 30)
Practice times will be 5:00pm (6:30-7:00pm cages), 6:30pm (6:00-6:30pm cages), and 8:00pm (7:30-8:00pm cages) on weekdays. Practices on Saturdays will start at 8:00am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.
All games will be played at West Raleigh Exchange Club Park at 5:30pm and 7:30pm on weekdays. Games on Saturdays will start at 9:30am and on Sundays at 1:00pm.
Play Up Rule
For players and families wishing to play with their grade level, those who request to "Play Up" a division. Division placement is based on player age as of April 30th and/or grade level.
PLAY UP WAIVER (link)
Who's Eligible?
If a player's date of birth falls after April 30th of the given year, but they fall short of playing with the league that correlates to their grade's age, they are eligible to participate in the assessment for that division. (EXAMPLE: 10 year old with DOB 5/2/2015 is considered a league aged 9 year old. The family can send in a waiver for approval to play with the league that correlates with their child's grade.
MCP Participants wanting to play Rookie
MCP participants wishing to play-up will need to have a written recommendation from their previous year coach that will be evaluated by the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors based on player safety and equality of facilitation for the division. This only applies for league aged 5 year olds in the Spring and 4 year olds in the Fall.Rookie Participants wanting to play Minors
To qualify to "play-up" in the Minors division, the player must meet the following criteria:
- The player must be age-eligible as an 8-year old (Spring) and 7-year old (Fall) based on player age as of April 30th of the given year.
- The player must attend the player assessment, or obtain a waiver from the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors.
- The player must be cleared to safely participate in Minors without being a hazard to themselves or other competitors.
Minors Participants wanting to play Majors
To qualify to "play-up" in the Majors division, the player must meet the following criteria:
- The player must be age-eligible as a 10-year old (Spring) and 9-year old (Fall) based on player age as of April 30th of the given year.
- The player must attend the player assessment, or obtain a waiver from the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors.
- The player must be cleared to safely participate in Majors without being a hazard to themselves or other competitors.

West Raleigh Baseball is a Cal Ripken and PONY affiliated league that hosts nearly 500 players from 4 to 12 years old each season. Home games are played at the historic West Raleigh Exchange Club in the heart of Raleigh.


